---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 650.34"
title: "34"
number: "650.34"
heading: "What conditions must be met by fellows?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/650.34"
---

# §650.34. What conditions must be met by fellows?


In order to continue to receive payments under a fellowship, a fellow shall—

- (a) Maintain satisfactory progress in the program for which the fellowship was awarded as determined by the institution of higher education;
- (b) Devote essentially full time to study or research in the field in which the fellowship was awarded, as determined by the institution of higher education;
- (c) Not engage in gainful employment during the period of the fellowship except on a part-time basis, for the institution of higher education at which the fellowship was awarded, in teaching, research, or similar activities approved by the Secretary; and
- (d) **Begin study under the fellowship in the academic year specified in the fellowship award.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1134-1134d, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 58084, Oct. 28, 1993, unless otherwise noted.